The Mexican-born electrical engineer’s family is beyond excited.
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women in STEM

TikToker shares how family and friends reacted when she said she’s going to space: ‘You are making history’

This optical illusion lets you see ‘true cyan,’ a color not visible on most screens
A TikToker in STEM shared a mind-boggling optical illusion.

Barbie went to space to encourage more girls to pursue STEM
For the first time in the doll’s 63-year-old history, Mattel announced Barbie ascended to outer space with the International Space Station.

The future of climate change is female: HP, MIT encourage girls to address environmental issues
“Girls and young women are uniquely positioned to be problem solvers and to help their communities address the effects of climate change.”

Student raises nearly $170,000 for scholarship after professor’s derogatory comments on women: ‘Medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome’
A Boise State University student started her own scholarship for women pursuing engineering, law and medicine studies after a professor made derogatory comments about independent women. Ally Orr, a Vancouver, Wash., native set to graduate from BSU in May 2022…

NASA engineer slams idea that women shouldn’t ‘wear lipstick to the lab’
After graduating and joining NASA, Susan Martinez noticed a certain level of gatekeeping within the engineering field.

Meet the millennial engineer inspiring a new, more diverse generation of scientists
Joan Melendez-Misner applied to NASA 13 times before she even got an interview.

20-year-old scientist inspires with her innovative medical technology
Kavya Kopparapu has already received a patent for a device that will help brain cancer patients.

Olay is battling the STEM gender gap, starting with $1 million towards education
The message is simple yet profound: Women are scientists, and you can be one too.

These empowering, quirky shirts celebrate women in STEM
Engineer Mary Nguyen makes STEM-themed apparel with messages are empowering, adorable and all-around A-plus.